William Gopallawa
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William Gopallawa was a Sri Lankan politician and statesman who served as the last Governor-General of Ceylon from 1962 to 1972. That year, Ceylon became a republic, and changed its name to Sri Lanka;
Gopallawa in 1961
Ambassador William Gopallawa meets with President of the United States John F. Kennedy in the Oval Office of the White House, 7 September 1961
President William Gopallawa and First Lady Seela Gopallawa with Diyawadana Nilame Dr. Nissanka Wijeyeratne at the Sri Dalada Maligawa, Kandy
J. R. Jayewardene
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Junius Richard Jayewardene, commonly referred to by his initials JR, was a Sri Lankan lawyer, and statesman who served as prime minister of Sri Lanka from 1977 to 1978 and as the second president of S
William Gopallawa
…which it replaced, the presidency was largely ceremonial. Gopallawa stepped down from the presidency in February 1978, when then prime minister J. R. Jayewardene drafted a new constitution and created the executive presidency, thus enabling Jayawardene to ascend to the presidency. Gopallawa made 2 foreign trips…
Jayewardene in 1984
J. R. with his parents and siblings.
The first Cabinet of Ministers of Ceylon
J. R. Jayewardene in the 1970s